Chan She Shu Yuen Clan House

1906 Cantonese clan association house with intricately carved granite screens and elaborate ceramic roof sculptures

A handsome Chinese clan association building on the southern edge of Chinatown, built between 1897 and 1906 by the Chan, See, and Yuen families — three surnames considered related under the old Chinese system of clan kinship. The shipped-in granite and timber, the painted roof ridge with its plaster figurines and ceramic dragons, and the interior of carved wooden screens and ancestral altars are all in the Lingnan style of Guangdong.

The clan house still functions as a meeting place for member families but visitors are welcome to enter and look around respectfully. Free admission. It is a small, quiet sight after the busy market street, and a useful pause before walking on to the Sri Mahamariamman Temple two blocks away. The Maharajalela monorail station is a five-minute walk.

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